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BANKSIA BULLETIN Quairading’s monthly publication since 1991. Proudly produced and printed by the Quairading CRC.
FIELDS OF GREEN AND GOLD
A snap from Colin Wimbridge’s recent road trip through Quairading, Beverley and York as spotted in the Facebook group “Perth Photographers”. Photo credit: Metragnome Images / Colin Wimbridge.
JAYELLE HAIR DESIGN Servicing Quairading every fortnight!
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GLOW & SIP MAKEUP WORKSHOP
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Regular happenings and contacts Please contact the Quairading CRC to make updates: admin@quairadingcrc.com.au ART GROUP Every Tuesday, 10am—3pm @ CRC Art Space
CRC
9645 0096
BEL CANTO CHOIR On hold
Mary Stacey
9645 5226
BETTY’S OP SHOP Thursdays @ Old Drive In
Kath Hudson
0428 379 295
COMMUNITY CAR & DRIVER Available for transport to medical appointments
Dougal Fraser
0415 466 439
CWA Meetings second Friday of each month @ CRC
Elaine Johnson
0448 475 597
Lyn Whyte
0447 450 170
HOT STITCHES Tuesdays, 9:30am-3:30pm @ CRC
Quairading CRC
9645 0096
PHOTO CLUB Second Tuesday of each month, 7pm @ CRC.
Arun Thongjaj
0414 292 184
PLAYGROUP Monday 9:00am - 10:30am @ Day Care Centre
Kate Walker
0418 213 940
QARRAS (Quairading Aged and Retired Residents and Seniors) 2nd & 4th Mondays @ Community Building @ the Oval
Sue Anderson
9645 1661
SENIORS EXERCISE GROUP Thursday 9:30am @ Town Hall
Heather Gelmi
0427 466 209
ST JOHN AMBULANCE SUB CENTRE 1st & last Thursday - Training 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Janet Hall
0429 454 214
STORY TIME Once a month on Mondays at 10am @ CRC
Quairading CRC
9645 0096
TIDY TOWNS COMMITTEE Monthly meeting 3rd Monday 9:30am @ Railway Station
Judy O’Hare
0406 968 755
TOY LIBRARY Housed at CRC
Kate Walker
0418 213 940
VINTAGE CLUB Monthly meeting 2nd Saturday 10am @ Vintage Club
Andrew Caporn
0427 455 308
VOLUNTEER FIRE & RESCUE First Tuesday of the month, 4:30pm at the Fire Station
Saskia Korzonek
qfiresecretary@gmail.com
YOUTH CENTRE Tuesdays & Thursdays, after school
Cynthia Yarran
9645 2400
GARDEN LOVERS GROUP Last Friday of the month 9:30am @ CRC
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From the Editor The turning of the seasons has begun! For us it’s marked by the prepping of both the Avon Football and Netball Association end of season medal count power point presentation AND the local bowls fixture book in the same week—and of course it’s Banksia Bulletin week too. The new 2026 print of the Quairading Phone Book and Business Directory is now available! Grab your copy for $7 from the Quairading CRC, or let us know if you’d like one posted out to you. We’re having a hoot planning the challenges and checkpoints for the Quairading Car Rally on Sunday 20th September! We’ve got some fun ideas in the works and can’t wait to see everyone out and about exploring the district. Get your team of friends, family or colleagues together and get registered ASAP to join in the fun. And if being behind the wheel isn’t your thing, we’d love to have a few extra helpers on the day, so let us know if you’d like to lend a hand. It’s been a particularly busy couple of months at the CRC, with plenty of community members popping in for a bit of “tech help”. We’ve learned lots of new tricks and processes while helping people claim the State Government’s $100 Fuel Support Payment, apply for Student Assistance Payments and complete the recent Census. We’ve also had plenty of the usual questions about online forms, accounts, passwords, phones and computers—which means we’ve had lots of opportunities to put our favourite problem-solving hats on! Luckily, we love the challenge (and the occasional frantic Google search!) and we’re always happy to help where we can. So, if you’re faced with an online form that’s doing your head in, a website that refuses to cooperate, or some other bit of technology that has you completely stumped, please don’t hesitate to pop in and see us. During particularly busy periods there might be a short wait, or we may book you in for a time to come back, but we’ll always do our best to get you sorted. As I write, I remain hopeful that the promised big rain arrives tonight, scares away some frost and delays the imminent warm spring days just a tad. I hope that ages well.
See you courtside on Sunday to cheer on the mighty Quairading Belles!! Jill Hayes Editor | Banksia Bulletin Coordinator | Quairading CRC 1 Parker Street Quairading WA 6383 Phone: 08 9645 0096 Email: admin@quairadingcrc.com.au Website: www.quairadingcrc.com.au Facebook: www.facebook.com/QuairadingCRC Instagram: @quairadingcrc PAGE 3
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THE PASSION SHEET COMMUNITY
TCH5W9L Your feedback will help shape 2026 QUAIRADING PHONEBOOK future housing concepts and The 2026 Quairading Phonebook is strengthen the Shire’s case for now available to buy for $7 each at State and Federal funding. the Quairading CRC! DEAR CO-OP CUSTOMERS BELLES IN THE SECOND Over the coming weeks we will be SEMI FINAL making changes to the The Quairading Belles netball team arrangements of the store in order finished the season undefeated, on to improve the logical organisation top of the ladder! Their first finals (or flow) of the store and enhance challenge is against York this its overall presentation. In order to Sunday 30th in Beverley at 12pm, achieve this some items will be playing for a spot in the grand final relocated to temporary locations (or a consolation prize of playing until the planned final location has against Beverley in a prelim). It’s been cleared. not too late to get behind the girls, We apologise in advance for any flood the sidelines and cheer them inconvenience caused but we are on to another couple wins! See you looking forward to the refreshed there in your red and white. version of our Co-op as we seek continual improvement and QUAIRADING FARMERS CO-OP revitalisation of our community Nominations are called for two store. Director of the Board positions. If you cannot locate an item, please Directors Mr Trevor Bond and Mrs just ask our friendly staff who will Tarnya Fraser retire by rotation. assist you. Thank you for your Both Mr Trevor Bond and Mrs patience and understanding while Tarnya Fraser have offered we are in the transition stage. themselves for re-election. Kind Regards Nominations forms can be obtained Your Co-op Team by emailing project@quairadingfarmerscoop.co m.au. Nominations close 5pm Tuesday 1st September 2026. GARDEN LOVERS OF QUAIRADING HELP SHAPE QUAIRADING’S Our next meeting is Friday 28th HOUSING FUTURE August, 9:30am held at the CRC. Housing availability is a key issue We will be discussing Lawn upfor regional communities, including keep with guest speaker Tom Lee. the Shire of Quairading. The Shire All welcome. Contact Lyn 0447 450 is seeking community input through 170 or Carmela on 0403 153 661. three short surveys: Workforce Accommodation: https:// STORY TIME www.surveymonkey.com/r/ Monday 31st August,10am at the DMJBCZZ CRC. An hour of rhymes, songs, Aged Independent Living: https:// stories and craft for young children www.surveymonkey.com/r/ and their parents / caregivers— DMTYMCZ followed by Toy Library Play & Residential Land Development: Swap. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/
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QUAIRADING RAM SALE Thursday 10th September 2026. Selling Shed, Greater Sports Ground, Quairading. 67 Poll Merinos, 90 Poll Dorset, White Suffolk, South Suffolk & Hampshire Downs. Participating Studs: Merna, Argyle Park, Pettison Park, Barby Downs, The Valley. All Studs Brucellosis Accredited. Sale starts at 1pm. Rams penned before 10am on the day of the sale. Conducting Agents: Nutrien Ag Solutions. GARDEN LOVERS BUS TRIP The Garden Lovers of Quairading are having a bus trip to Araluen for tulip time, on Friday 11th September leaving the Shire Carpark @ 8:30am. Senior cost to Araluen is $20, others $35. Bus cost is $15 a head. (Seniors $35 total) We would love to fill the bus. Anyone wishing to join us are most welcome. Contact Lyn 0447 450 170 or Carmela 0403 153 661. INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THE WOMAN FARMER Quairading Branch of Country Women’s Association will be holding an event on the 17th September at the Community Resource Centre to honour the International Year of the Woman in Farming. Mrs Shirley Stacey and Ms. Tarnya Fraser have been invited to talk about their experiences on the land and the changes that they both have lived through. 11am – 1:30pm with a light lunch provided. QFNC WIND UP DINNER Friday 18th September, 6:30pm at the Quairading Town Hall. $60 per person includes three course dinner by Flavour Town Catering and all formalities, festivities and special events of the evening. RSVP by making payment via bank transfer
BANKSIA BULLETIN or cash to Jill. All supporters very welcome to come along! CAR RALLY Sunday 20th September 2026, 1pm - 5pm. Spend the arvo driving around visiting local hotspots, cracking cryptic clues and competing in challenges! $40 per vehicle. Places limited. Register your car and team name with the Quairading CRC by Friday 11th September: call 9645 0096 or email admin@quairadingcrc.com.au
SEPTEMBER 2026 and cocktails! To book your spot, contact the Quairading CRC on 9645 0096 or admin@quairadingcrc.com.au
Every Tuesday, 10am—3pm at the Quairading CRC Art Space. New artists always welcome! Bring along whatever you’re working on for some social company while you art and craft.
VINTAGE CLUB OPEN DAY Saturday 17th October 2026. Come and check out our collection of vintage tractors, cars, engines, machinery and memorabilia. WINDSCREEN REPLACEMENTS Sausage sizzle, tea & coffee IN QUAIRADING available from 8:30am - 12pm. Need a chip repaired or your OPENING CEREMONY windscreen replaced? Avon Valley The people of Quairading are Windscreens will be at Garretts invited to the opening ceremony of Garage on Wednesday 16th QUAIRADING HOSPITAL the Peter Murphy Memorial Shed. September. To book your vehicle AUXILIARY AGM To be held at the Quairading in, please contact Garretts Garage The AGM will be held at the Vintage Club (entry from Parker on 0428 398 549. Bookings are Hospital on Monday 21st of Street). Saturday 17th October at essential. September at 2pm. Please text any 10:30am. To be held in conjunction apologies to Gwen 0491701124. with the Vintage Club’s Open Day JAYELLE HAIR DESIGNS Thank you. where a sausage sizzle will be Visiting Quairading every second available from 8:30am onwards. Sunday! Operating from 19 Heal TIDY TOWN MEETING Street (the old hair salon). Call us Monday 21st September at the CUSTOMER SERVICE INFO on 9641 2345 or 0439 293 069 to museum. Everyone is welcome. SESSION book your appointment. We will Wednesday 28th October. Two take walk-ins where possible! QARRAS sessions: 10am – 11am and 1pm – Upcoming dates: 6th September. We hereby give notice that we will 2pm. At the Quairading CRC, have a “special general meeting” for facilitated by Graeme Ellis. Come MIDGE’S GARDENING SERVICE QARRAS (Quairading Aged Retired along to brush up on your customer Available for all your gardening Residents and Seniors) members at service skills! Contact the needs, experienced team, give us a 2pm on Monday 12th October Quairading CRC to book your spot! call on 0419 586 914. (before Terryle’s Thermomix 9645 0096 or demonstration), to consider the admin@quairadingcrc.com.au PINK LAKES ON AIRBNB proposed changes to the Sleeps 6. $150 per night. Constitution. At this meeting a CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT STRA6383RVKQ7EVP. special resolution to change the Save the date! Friday 4th December rules will be put forward. from 7pm on the lawn area between REDGUM COTTAGE ON AIRBNB the pub and Soluna/Co-op. Live Sleeps 6. $120 per night. QUAIRADING ARTS SHOWCASE performances and plenty of singing 16th – 18th October 2026 at the along! For more info or to get NUYTSIA ON AIRBNB Quairading CRC. Explore a involved contact Lyn Whyte 0447 Sleeps 4-6. $150 per night. collection of works from our local 450 170. STRA638363LJFE8 Photo Club, Hot Stitches Sewing Group and the Weekly Art Group. STAY ON YOUR FEET REGIONAL PROPERTY Official Opening Morning Tea, Exercise for seniors (mixed) held MANAGER Friday 16th at 10:30am. After Hours every Thursday morning 9:30am – June Tilley—Getz Stuff Done Wine & Cheese Viewing, Friday 10:30am in the Town Hall. Wear 0419 764 454 16th from 5pm – 6:30pm. Showcase safe footwear and casual clothes. open Friday 16th: 9am - 6:30pm, Just join in at your own pace. No Saturday 17th: 9am - 2pm and cost. Everyone welcome. Then join Sunday 18th: 9am - 12pm. us for coffee afterwards. QUAIRADING BOWLING CLUB The Quairading Bowling Club GLOW & SIP (MAKEUP HOT STITCHES SEWING invites you to the Gary WORKSHOP) GROUP Haythornthwaite Memorial Open Summer Glow Makeup Workshop Every Tuesday, 9:30am—3:30pm Men’s 3s on Friday, 11th by Diana Ransom, Hair & Makeup at the Quairading CRC Training September 2026. Registrations Artist. Saturday 17 October 2026, Room. Bring along whatever begin at 9.15am, followed by roll-up 2pm - 5pm at Soluna: 37 Heal St, sewing you’re working on for a At 9.45am and a 10am start. There Quairading. $150 per person social sit and sew. is $1000 in prize money, with entry includes all workshop tools, product costing $105 per team, and and expert instruction, plus nibbles ART GROUP morning tea, lunch and afternoon
BUSINESS
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tea will all be provided. Casual • Fruit and Vegetable Preparation dress is welcome, and new and and Presentation novice bowlers are encouraged to • Cooking, Baking and Catering. come along and enjoy a great day • Grocery all-rounders. out. Nominations close Wednesday, All successful applicants will be 9 September at 1pm. To nominate, professionally trained for these contact Captain Vincent Hadlow on roles. 0407 866 960. Please contact Paula or Tanya in store.
JOBS
QUAIRADING CO-OP JOB OPPORTUNITIES The Quairading Co-op is seeking applicants for:
join our team for 1.5 hours after school to stock and present our shelves. We are currently looking for students who would like to work either on a Monday and/or a Friday afternoon. If you are interested, please contact either Tanya or Paula at the store.
JOKE OF THE WEEK
WORK OPPORTUNITIES FOR SENIOR SCHOOL STUDENTS AT THE QUAIRADING CO-OP We have employment opportunities What’s worse than raining cats and for students from the age of 14 to dogs? Hailing Taxis.
Happy 90th Birthday Mum Jessica Keast 23/08/26 We know you’re in a better place now Mum. No more pain. No more heartache. Missing and loving you always. xxx Your loving family, Alice, Darren, Caitlin and Tahnee.
2026 PHONE BOOK NOW AVAILABLE AT THE CRC! $7 per copy
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Quairading & District Stud Sheep Breeders Association (Incorporated)
COMBINED RAM SALE 67 Poll Merinos, 90 Poll Dorset, White Suffolk, South Suffolk & Hampshire Downs
Thursday 10th September 2026 Selling Shed, Greater Sports Ground, Quairading All Studs Brucellosis Accredited Participating Studs: Merna Argyle Park Pettison Park Barby Downs The Valley Sale starts at 1pm Rams penned before 10am on the day of the sale Buyers Instruction Sheet is at the back of the catalogue
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Quairading Seed Cleaners Great seed dressing range, expert application gets superior results. • Double gravity table grades at up to 35 tonnes an hour. • Grading wheat, barley, oats, lupins, canola and more. • All seconds bought at excellent prices. • Weekend appointments available. •
Call Graham on 9645 1104 or visit qseedcleaners.net.au
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Meet a local business This month, we sat down with Mick, one of the owners of the Quairading Post Office, to learn more about him, what inspired his family to take on the business, what his day looks like working at the Quairading Post Office and more. Q: What is your name and what do you do? My name is Mick Grage and my wife and I run the local post office. Q: What inspired you to take on the business? I had been the postie beforehand and when the post office came up for sale, I thought it would be a good opportunity for my family. The plan was for our children to succeed it when we’d finished, but they followed different career paths. Q: What does a typical day look like for you? It starts at 6am in the morning when we go to sort the mail that comes overnight from Perth. I do a street delivery, and my wife Nikki does the rural farm deliveries and, in the afternoon, one of us runs the shop. Q: What advice would you give to someone wanting to own a business in a small town? First bit of advice would be to buy the post office because it’s for sale! You need to be community conscious in a small town and have good customer service. Q: Do you have any hobbies that we may not know you have? Q: What’s something on your bucket list? Doing Jigsaws and in the last year we bought a Nikki and I plan to travel for a while. caravan, we both enjoy going camping on the weekends. Q: Are there any certain places you want to travel to? Q: What is your favourite season and why? Everywhere that it’s warm. That’s an easy one, my favourite season is Summer because it’s hot, I hate the cold. A big thank you to Mick for taking the time out of his day to sit down and have a chat. Mick Q: What is your favourite local spot in and Nikki are doing an amazing job running the Quairading? post office, and although it will be sad, they are I play golf and it’s right next to the nature hoping to sell the Post Office and fulfill their reserve so there’s some good walks through dreams of travelling everywhere. The business there. There are some lovely views from the is listed for sale on reiwa.com.au—perhaps you golf course from some of the tees. That and the know someone up for the challenge?! pub, I guess. PAGE 35
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Gardening in the Wheatbelt Written by Carmela Kriszyk of Eaglewood Farm So here we are in spring already! And never before have I not been happy to greet this abundant season in the flower garden, as I am this year. It’s not spring that I am dreading but what comes very soon after, because not long after the beautiful annual spring blooms of flowers and bulbs have withered comes the scorching heat of summer. This summer will be even more severe on plants because the soil is not holding very much moisture on account of the driest winter since 2010. We will need to be more vigilant in caring for our gardens with more shade, deep, direct watering and mulching.
September in the Garden
It’s time to – if not already done fertilise roses, spring bulbs and all native garden plants being mindful of the phosphorous tender plants; The September meeting of the QGLG is on Friday the prune bottle 25th at the CRC starting at 9:30am. For this meeting brush stems we will be sharing information on annual and perennial just behind the garden plants, looking at the advantages and spent flower; disadvantages of both. If you have any skills in these dethatch areas or would simply like to learn more please come spongy lawns, and join us. Joining our group will always be then fork and interesting and informative. On that note we are going fertilise before the warm weather sets in; summer to Araluen for the Tulip Festival on the 11th annuals should receive an application of liquid fertiliser September. There is more information on this in the once every two weeks; this year especially watch out weekly Passion Sheet. for water repellant soil, and add soil wetter to your watering can for those areas in your garden; keep on Citrus do well in our area and this month we’re looking top of weeds and remove them before they set seed; at the not so common native citrus known as the prune and trim any shrubs which have finished Finger Lime. Of the six or so native citrus species the flowering; start picking spring flowers to enjoy in Finger Lime is the most popular. There are several vases; potted plants will need more frequent watering; varieties with minor differences in the colour of the prune summer bloomers which flower on new season internal fruit capsules and skin. The capsules vary growth such as hibiscus, plumbago and oleander; if from deep red, pink and lighter shades of lime to your garden has frost damaged plants don’t prune the creamy white. The outside skin can be dark green damaged sections until you’re quite sure the frosts are almost black to lighter shades of green. Finger Limes over; finally apply a fresh layer of mulch to the garden are not used for juice but rather for the attractive beds and trees. capsules found inside them. They are often called Lime Caviar which gives a hint of what they are like in Sow – the time has come to sow, sow, sow as soon a culinary sense. Each capsule has a little pop of as possible all the summer vegetable seeds can now flavour that bursts in your mouth and goes extremely be put into punnets or small pots, they’ll be ready to well with fish, lamb or in a vinegarette. plant out by the end of October. Although they originate in the sub tropics and grow naturally in S E Queensland and N E New South Plant – dahlia tubers can be put in after the chance of Wales they actually cope very well with our winters frost has passed, gladioli corms can be planted in a and even our light frosts. The best plants to buy are sunny position. grafted ones. These are usually grafted onto Citrus trifoliata root stock which does well in heavier soils. Harvest – we are still harvesting all the citrus which Finger Limes naturally grow as an understory plant, are the only fruits in the orchard at this time of the however, if grown in full sun they don’t become as tall year; in the vegetable garden we have cabbage, as in the wild and so are quite suited as a garden broccoli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, lettuce, silver specimen. Besides providing a little shade from the beet, English spinach, celery, capsicum, snow peas, western sun they can be treated as a less demanding rocquette, fennel, swede, turnips, carrots, parsnips citrus tree. They require the same amount of water and potatoes; the broad beans and peas will be ready and mulching but a lot less fertilizer than the usual towards the end of the month as will the globe citrus. Prune as for citrus but watch the spines! artichokes. Another advantage of growing a native Finger Lime is that they are well suited to be grown in pots. Their The last word – I love spring anywhere, but if I could dainty white flowers make an attractive addition to choose I would always greet it in a garden. Ruth Stout your potted plant collection. PAGE 53
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Warrior Wellbeing Article
Drugs and Alcohol – Your Health & Wellbeing is at Stake We promote the point that choice around our lifestyle is mostly up to us. While genetics, environment and the health system can also impact on our health and wellbeing, in the context of drugs and alcohol the choice is ultimately ours and the consequences of use and misuse are clear and so are the laws. As a community we need to have an honest conversation on why people use and abuse drugs and alcohol. Some reasons are: • Risk taking – as boys and men we are hard wired to take risks • Experimental and boredom • Peer pressure • Habit/addiction • Recreation – to have fun • To feel good and forget, to cope with difficult times in our life, to self-medicate and mask The reasons are complex and varied and through our life at various stages we have been challenged and we will continue to be challenged. Recent research reveals some alarming statistics around drug use: • 46 % of drug users use for fun • 54% of drug users used for self-medication Regarding using drugs for fun, surely there are many other things we can do that don’t damage our body and mind (i.e. embrace and explore our passions and interests). The consequences of drug use are serious from several angles: • The risk factor is extremely high for many illicit drugs, we may only have three chances with a drug before we are affected either medically and/or by addiction • Purity of the drug is unknown and varied (often we don’t know what’s in it?) • Health effects can be permanent (psychosis) • Many legal and financial implications for users • Relationships become fractured (conflict, violence, distrust) With regard to self-medication, we need to acknowledge some of the stuff going on in our lives and some of the pain we may be suffering. Denial of this, exacerbated by drug use, and the shit will hit the fan. We need to talk about and ultimately deal with stuff in our life, not self-medicate. Alcohol is our biggest societal drug of choice, there is a lot of literature and research suggesting how alcohol is dangerous to our body when misused. This usually focuses on the appropriate daily standard drinks consumption, links to various diseases such as cancer and then societal issues around binge drinking. On an individual level we need to work out if we can drink, and how do I behave when drinking (do I get angry and aggressive, take unnecessary risks). Because alcohol is a mood enhancer, we need to know what is our safe limit? Have regular alcohol-free days and not use it to self-medicate (when distressed) but enjoy it. The difficulty in life is choice, illicit and excessive use of drugs and alcohol is all our personal responsibility. What then can we do, as a society, about the misuse/abuse of drugs and alcohol? Primary care is standing up and saying no its not all right (culture). As a collective we can make a difference whether that is in the family, community group and/or workplace you are not alone. As peers we can make a difference whether it be in the school, workplace or footy club by saying no it’s not all right. We all have a right to a safe place!
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Anglican Church (St Faith’s) Harris Street
September in the Parish of St Faith’s, Quairading
The Baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist
Sunday, 6th September Sunday, 13th September Saturday,19th September Sunday, 27th September Tuesday, 29th September
St Faith’s Church, Quairading 9.00 a.m. Baptisms and First Communions – Eucharist 9.00 a.m. Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost – Morning Prayer 5.30 p.m. Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost – Eucharist 9.00 a.m. Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost – Morning Prayer Holy Trinity Church, York 6.00 p.m. St Michael & All Angels – Eucharist
Baptism and Welcome to Holy Communion: A service of Baptism and Welcome to Holy Communion for five local children will take place at 9.00 a.m. on Sunday, 6th September at St Faith’s Church, Quairading.
OPEN HOUSE: Our annual OPEN HOUSE events where community members are invited to enjoy each other’s company over refreshments will be held between 5.30 p.m. and 7.30 p.m. on Friday, 11th September at St Faith’s Church, Quairading. It will be an opportunity to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the construction of the Labyrinth at St Faith’s Church, Quairading. All members of the Shire are welcome to join in the celebrations of this milestone. Perth College: The School’s Patronal Festival, The Feast of St Michael & All Angels, will be celebrated at 6.00 p.m. at Holy Trinity Church, York on Tuesday, 29th September. Those with associations with the school are most welcome to join local congregants at the service. Financial Support for the Ministry of the Parish To support financially the ministry and mission of the Anglican Church in Quairading you are welcome to contribute, regularly or as a one-off offering, by direct debit to the following account: St Faith’s Church, Quairading – BSB 036-172 Acc No 2500 86 – Westpac PAGE 66
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Catholic Church (St Francis Xavier) Heggerty Street
Date
Saturday 5th September
Sunday 13th September
Sunday 20th September
Sunday 27th September
Time
6pm
No Mass
10am
No Mass
Reading + Psalm & General Intercession
Volunteer
Volunteer
Father Mariusz Grzech Phone: 9061 1094 Email: bruce.rock@perthcatholic.org.au Facebook: Francis Mary Concepta Sacrament Parish updates are available on the parish’s Facebook page Please contact Father at any time regarding Confession/Reconciliation. Grain donations are very welcome. The CBH grower number for St Francis Xavier church is 72840317.
Uniting Church Coraling Street When do you meet with God? One day, each of us will come face to face with God. That will be scary if God is a stranger to you, or worse, if you think of God as your enemy. The Bible tells us that some people would prefer a mountain to fall on them than to have to look at God face to face, which is odd because God is our loving Heavenly Father. So it is far better to meet God now, while we can choose when and where to meet him, than to wait until he comes looking for us. To start with, you could come to church. You might choose to come along when you are feeling good about yourself. You might scrub up well and put on your best clothes but you can come any time, just as you are, even when everything is going wrong and you don’t feel good about yourself. As we sing, pray, read from the Bible and listen to a sermon you might meet God – or you might not. I don’t know why some people come to church Sunday after Sunday and don’t meet with God. Sometimes people get little glimpses of God until they can make sense of it and they realise that God is there. For other people nothing may happen for months and then it happens all at once. Sometimes people even give up and walk away and then they meet God when they least expect to. For some people, Christianity is just a religion, a list of things that you do to please God. But my hope is that people will come to know Christianity as “a friendship with God”: meeting with God in prayer and reading the Bible and knowing that he is near every day. Then, when the time comes to see him face to face, we won’t be afraid, we will be glad. Services for August: Sunday 6th September 10:30 am Communion led by Mark Beadle Sunday 13th September 10:30 am Café Church led by Arthur West Sunday 20th September 10:30 am To Be Advised Sunday 27th September 10:30 am led by Peter West Enquiries: Mark Beadle 0435 698 655 or Arthur West 9645 0081 or Quairading.UC@Gmail.com If you would like a visit please contact Mark Beadle. Check out our Facebook page: Quairading Church
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Rural Aid Article In your life: What has been the most beautiful place you have seen so far? What is the achievement that makes you the proudest so far? What is your most defining moment in life so far? Some people will be able to answer these questions fairly quickly. Some will not. Because of our uniqueness each answer will be different even if similar. But in each question asked, there is the same two last words, “so far”. How do you know that the most beautiful place you will ever see and what the best thing you will do is yet to be realised? At this point you have what is the best at this moment in time, you cannot say that there won’t be something better unless you can read your own future. Even later in life the same stands. During hard challenging times the same stands. Maybe the best is still yet to come. An unknown person quoted,’ Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.’ Every person has challenging times, times when we wonder if we will get through. Life is not easy and life in the future holds no promises. But the fact that we may also be yet to experience the best moment in our life is a great philosophy to help us get through hard times. We can ground ourselves and live in the moment, But it’s also important to have aspirations for our future even though not guaranteed. Reminding ourselves that life has also included some good times, beautiful places and happiness assists us to stop pause reflect. Hard times are nature’s way of pushing our reset button, to reset our priorities, move to get back to who we really are and to what is important to us personally. We can’t undo our past but we can learn from our past. Our past also lets us know that we have got through hard times before and will get through again. But this time we have knowledge gained from previous experience of what we need to do to get through. We know what works for us. If how we reacted at the time we now know is wrong we now know how not to react differently. When at the crossroads choose to take the path towards your true self not the path your negative thoughts want to go. Accept we are having negative thoughts because we know what has happened and what is challenging us. These protective emotional responses surface bringing thoughts of what may transpire. We do not dismiss these thoughts because our brain through our past hard times is now doing its best to protect you from harm now. The thoughts and emotions created are not always helpful, but we know why they are present. We have the freedom to choose how we react and can choose to take the path towards our true selves. This enables us to better able to control our emotional responses. If to difficult we can choose to ask for help. Knowing that asking for help is a strength and also what our loved ones would want us to do. We remind ourselves that we maybe yet to, in the future, experience the best moment in our life. Roger Hitchcock Counsellor & Community Representative West Australia based in Narrogin Rural Aid Australia M: 0460 310 661 |P: 07 3153 4656 |E: roger.hitchcock@ruralaid.org.au Head Office : 1300 327 624 / Mental Health and Counselling Line 1300 175 594
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MONDAY 31st August Story Time @ CRC
7th September
14th September
21st September Story Time @ CRC Tidy Towns Meeting, 9:30am
28th September King’s Birthday Public Holiday
TUESDAY 1st September
8th September
15th September
22nd September
29th September
FRIDAY
Quairading Ram Sale
10th September
18th September
Gary Haythornthwaite Memorial Open Mens 3s
11th September
4th September
17th September
2nd October
SATURDAY
5th September
12th September
19th September
26th September
3rd October
End of school term AFL Grand Final
25th September
QFNC Wind Up Dinner @ Town Hall
1st October
24th September
CWA Year of the Woman Farmer Lunch Event
3rd September
THURSDAY
SEPTEMBER 2026 WEDNESDAY 2nd September
9th September
16th September
23rd September
30th September Ladies Bowls Opening Day
SUNDAY
6th September
Potential Netball Prelim Final in Northam
Hairdresser here!
13th September
Potential Netball Grand Final in Kellerberrin
20th September
Quairading Car Rally
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27th September
4th October
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